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Dental News
Solving esthetic dilemmas with direct composite bonding
As an old saying goes, “we often miss the forest for the trees.” In our practice, it is easy to get lost in the concept that we do veneers, ...
Four ways to increase case acceptance
Everyone wants 2009 to be a better year than 2008. Well, here’s how: improve your system for presenting treatment to patients — especially ...
Why geometry matters most
Shortly after the excitement of the rotary file revolution wore off, the next frontier in shaping technology became the search for faster cutting ...
BrushTest from OralCDx determines whether a patient has pre-cancerous or cancerous cells
Mark Rutenberg wants you to look for this four-letter word: TEST. Rutenberg is the chairman/CEO of OralCDx, a company that provides the BrushTest, which can...
Can prospective new patients find you easily on the Internet?
Just because you have a dental Web site on the Internet, doesn’t mean prospective new patients can find you online when searching for dental treatment...
Loupes: making a wise long-term investment
The television shows Grey’s Anatomy, ER, House M.D. and, in the late ’80s, Chicago Hope have used the image of a surgeon wearing loupes. What ...
Study shows flossing can decrease the occurrence of gum disease-causing bacteria
In dental offices all over the world, patients are often told they are not flossing enough or instructed to floss more. As the old saying goes, you only ...
Endodontist designs innovative irrigation tip for multiple procedures
In 1991, Dr John Stropko, an endodontist, began to use the Surgical Operating Microscope (SOM) routinely in his practice. One of the first clinical ...
Dubai meeting marks collaboration with World Dental Federation
Dentists from the Middle East and North Africa will soon be able to benefit from collaboration between the FDI World Dental Federation and the AEEDC meeting...
What do Batman and orthodontic braces have in common?
The most stomach-wrenching thing dentists see is an oral cancer lesion; for hygienists, it’s the melted enamel under and around orthodontic brackets ...
The renaissance of a classic: Tetric-N Ceram—a perfect combination of experience and innovation
We are living in a changing world and get the impression that the changes are happening even faster day-by-day. The problem is that these changes are not ...
A smile says more than a thousand words: Reconstruction & modification of anterior teeth
Ceramic veneers and direct composite build-ups present the two most popular treatment options in modern dentistry for modifying anterior teeth; both attain ...
IPS Empress CAD and IPS e.max CAD LT offer aesthetics and strength
The CEREC system that allows all-ceramic restorations to be produced chairside without impression taking was developed more than twenty years ago. Since ...
Motivating the motivator
This last month the clinic has been busy. I’m not complaining—what with the credit crunch in full flow, I’m happy that people are still ...
Using microscopes to provide better patient care
Dr Donato Napoletano started his general dental practice in 1988 in his hometown of Middletown, NY, USA. From the very beginning, his practice has focused ...
Eight essentials to marketing cosmetic dentistry
Ever since the Extreme Makeover phenomenon, public awareness of cosmetic dentistry has skyrocketed. The typical dental patient is more aware, and educated, ...
Shading technique in direct aesthetic restorations
Natural teeth are complex in structure and difficult to imitate because many colours are distributed through the enamel and dentin.1 The structural ...
Root recession: Aesthetic and predictable elimination
The world today wants an aesthetic, youthful appearance as well as good oral health. The 'dreaded recession,' showing exposed roots of a tooth, immediately ...
CAD/CAM pulls ahead
CAD/CAM restorations made chairside with CEREC are among the most intensively studied restorations in dentistry. Numerous studies show that the clinical ...
Functional reconstruction and aesthetic management of the anterior maxillary segment
Porcelain-fused to metal crowns have been commonly used since their introduction in the 1960s.1 The presence of a metallic substructure confers certain ...
Immediate implant placement and immediate loading after a complicated tooth extraction
As implant dentistry continues to evolve to meet our patient’s demands for aesthetic tooth replacements with minimal downtime or inconvenience, the ...
A worldly journey
With a life path that took him from the military to the orthodontic office, and numerous places in between, Dr Ed Beatty says it’s his family and ...
Cone beam CT-based imaging for evaluation of supernumeraries
In recent years, new developments in Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and 3-D Volume Rendering (3-DVR) software have been designed specifically for ...
Efficiency is the key to a prosperous and fulfilling orthodontic practice
While growing up, I always enjoyed brain teasers. When my career in orthodontics began, I was intrigued because everything seemed like a puzzle. While ...
Accurate orthognathic surgery predictions for the obstructive sleep apnea patient
Orthognathic surgery has been performed routinely since the mid- 1970s to correct severe skeletal malocclusion. Since its inception, various forms of ...
Adolescent Hypodontia: Management
Teamwork is essential in the management of hypodontia. Multidisciplinary consultation at the treatment planning stage and coordination and appropriate ...
Biomechanics in the orthodontic treatment of complex multidisciplinary problems
In recent years, the purview of orthodontics has grown to include an increasing number of adult patients, many of whom present with complex malocclusions ...
Effects of professional oral care on oral infection in the elderly
The population is ageing rapidly because of the prolonged life expectancy evident in most industrialised countries in the world. Accordingly, the number of ...
An introduction to oral biofilms
Bacteria in nature usually exist in the form of biofilms. The dense accumulation of bacteria was first reported by Black in 1898.1 Biofilms are an ...
Child abuse—Are we powerless to help?
Whilst you are reading this article, somewhere in the world a child is suffering deliberate harm, inflicted by someone who is supposed to care about them. ...